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Sorry - but a waste of a thread, which I have read somewhere before... They will not do this here due to the fact that turnover in a theatre is dropping substancially Teenagers are not the only ones that play up

This is something that has become really sad about movies. Some teens will see anything, and as a result some movies have suffered in having to go down from an are to a PG-13 just to make money.

I still remember opening night of The Longest Yard (2005) the best. This new theatre had just opened in my area, and the earliest time I was able to go (they were giving out free stuff and refreshment prices were reduced, the latter indicating a simple "I'm there.&quot was at 8:50, the next-to-last show of the night. (There was another show on another screen that started twenty minutes later.) When I got it, I picked a good seat right in the middle, and then a large group of teenagers who were probably about 14 or 15 come in and take up an entire row, and several people are late. By time the previews are about to start, these two girls who were late come in, sit with the group, and gossiped throughout the previews, and then got out their cell phones and called their parents right as the movie started(!). After about two minutes, an usher came in and told them to shut their phones off or leave. Obviously, they shut them off, but then started talking through the whole movie, and didn't start paying attention again until the pivotal part of the movie, at which point one of them screamed "I HATE THIS MOVIE!" at the top of her lungs. At this point, they got the boot. And no, this was not the worst experience I've ever had at a movie theatre...

I don't really think they should have adults only shows of PG-13 movies, though, and even if they should, they never will, as it would lose a lot of business for the theatre.

Actually, using logic here again, you could have one employee monitor each individual theatre remotely and bring any disturbances to the attention any one of the roaming ushers/employees that are already randomly checking each theatre. Many theatres already have such devices installed though they may not necessarily be using them in this fashion, and if not the initial, fixed cost of setting up such a system wouldn't be prohibitive for most theatre chains.

Matt wrote: So now you're suggesting glorified hall monitors in theatres who would just open any such establishment using them to potential lawsuits when these "employees" let a bit of supposed authority or superiority go to their heads, such as when they go to take the cellphone away from the people sitting behind them. Brilliant.

So now you're suggesting glorified hall monitors in theatres who would just open any such establishment using them to potential lawsuits when these "employees" let a bit of supposed authority or superiority go to their heads, such as when they go to take the cellphone away from the people sitting behind them. Brilliant.

It doesn't matter because they more than likely won't see the movie. At least for me, that wouldn't be seeing the movie because you would have to get up during the movie if anything happens. Also, considering movies are $10 or less there isn't much incentive in saying the movies are free (or at least it wouldn't be an incentive for me.)

Adrian wrote: Never going to happen. Sorry Stanton, but who is going to go into a theater to watch a movie and then have to get up and leave to get a manager. Theaters are never going back to posting ushers in the theater to monitor audiences because it cost too much. The audience police memeber sees the movie for free.

Never going to happen. Sorry Stanton, but who is going to go into a theater to watch a movie and then have to get up and leave to get a manager. Theaters are never going back to posting ushers in the theater to monitor audiences because it cost too much.

No it would be easy to enforce you have an audience that can police itself. You annoince that before the movie starts that the showing is for "Adult Only'- Anybody under 18 will be removed. You can have an audience member that see;s the movie for free and they report all problems to the manager. (Including cell phones etc)

One obvious problem for this idea Stanton would be advertising. For me, I look at various websites to determine the showing time. For the generic places (like Fandango and MovieTickets), how would the designate the "adults only" showtime. They have a hard enough time showing special things like DLP or Dolby Digital 3D or DTS showings.

Also, enforcement would be quite a problem. Theaters barely seem to be able to enforce the age requirements for R-rated movies. I can't imagine that they could do any better for this and even if they had ushers outside the theater, you would probably have kids sneak in after the ushers leave.

"Firewall" We saw it last night (again) it was okay I would waite for a DVD rental.

The only thing I am saying is when its opening weekend and the movie is Rated PG-13 must multi-plex plays the movies on 2 or more screens. The movie runs 5 times a day per screen! Now that is 30 showings in one weekend! Why coudn't they have "Adults Only SHowing"? It doesn't have to be one screen for the whole weekend it could be JUST one showing. NOW IF the movie is only on one screen and its PG-13 then there will not be an adult only showing.

Je Ff wrote: Tony, you've said before that you're 14. I'm 15 and I know that you'd be p**sed if you went to see a movie and they told you that you weren't old enough.Yes, but what I was saying is that if teenagers disturbed the movie that I was watching like Stanton's story, I'd be extremly p**sed off?

You know, now that I think about it, it's not really that bad of an idea. I mean surely it's never gonna happen, but if you think about it, most of the disturbances in theaters these days are teens. I mean, yes, PG-13 ratings are geared for teens and older, but now that Stanton told that story, I'd be p**sed off too. And if that actually happened, I would go up to the ticket counter and tell them I want my money back. But disturbance will happen in theaters anyway, no matter adults or teens (which I've been hearing stories of adults causing disturbances in the theaters). Anyway, to top it off, if you're gonna try to do an adults only showing for PG-13 movies, then start doing some research.

I just got back from seeing "a Pg-13" movie and I am not kidding the teens came in late. Then they called easch othe on cell phones so they could find each other. I think if you have a screen where they only let adults in would be great. By the way I got other people to demand refunds because of this trust me it was a nightmare, plus we got the teens thrown out! I swear I heard this while the girl was looking for her friend ( yes the movie had started already) "Girl where the f*** are you" The girl sitting close to me says "B**** buy some glasses I'm like over here"

Stanton, you already had a topic about this going in your "theatre ideas". You don't need to repost it. It is a horrible idea that will never work because they want to make money from teenagers. By not letting teenagers into some of the theatres, they lose money. Most people, including teens, are perfectly well behaved during movies. Although there are always a couple people you wish weren't there, they're not ALWAYS teenagers. If you don't like teens so much move into a 55+ community and find something else that bothers you. Teens have the right to see PG-13 movies whenever they want and that's not going to change.

At any multi-plex they will most likely play the new releaase of the week on 2 or more screens. Now say like the would offer "Adults Only" showing. An Adult as in 18 and over. Would you support this idea?